Metro Parkway | |||||||||||
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| Valley Metro Rail light rail station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Other names | Thelda Williams Transit Center | ||||||||||
| Location | 9827 N Metro Parkway East, Phoenix, Arizona United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°34′30″N 112°07′06″W / 33.575111°N 112.118417°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Valley Metro | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Valley Metro Rail | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Northwest Extension Phase II | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Valley Metro Bus: 27, 35, 90, 106, I-17 Rapid. | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Elevated | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Accessible |  | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | January 27, 2024 | ||||||||||
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Metro Parkway is an elevated light rail station on the Valley Metro Rail system in Phoenix.[1] It is the northwestern terminus of the Northwest Extension Phase II and the current northwestern terminus of the Valley Metro Rail system. The station is located on the east side of the former Metrocenter mall and includes a park and ride facility and relocated bus transit hub, which was renamed to the Thelda Williams Transit Center after the late interim mayor. It is the first elevated station in the system and opened on January 27, 2024.[2][3][4]
As of 2024[update], the Thelda Williams Transit Center is served by Valley Metro Bus Routes 27, 35, 90, 106, and the I-17 Rapid.
- ^ Caraveo, Chris (July 24, 2020). "Construction on light rail extension in north Phoenix begins in August". Daily Independent. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Jake (August 28, 2020). "Phoenix gets $50M in federal funds for northwest Valley light rail extension". KTAR News 92.3 FM. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
- ^ "Opening date set for Valley Metro light rail extension to Metrocenter area in Phoenix". KTAR. December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ Reagan, Kevin (January 27, 2024). "Extended light rail route in Phoenix now open". 12 News. Retrieved January 27, 2024.